Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being refracted; refrangible, as a ray of light or heat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being refracted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being refracted.
Etymologies
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refract + -able
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According to Quantz3 objects in less refractable colors (red, orange, yellow, and purple) look 0.2 to 3.6% bigger against white, while blue, blue-green, and violet objects appear from 0.2 to 2.2% smaller.
Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911
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